Posts Tagged ‘weight loss’
Cardio Cardio, Wherefore art thou Cardio?
Time and again the Performance Fitness team gets asked for more cardio in boot camp workouts or personal training sessions. I get it. Lots of people believe, and rightly so judging by ubiquitous magazine and internet articles, that extended bouts of running or biking will yield the fat loss results our clients frequently desire. But…
Read MoreSlow Down for Success!
Unless you’re sprinting, speed-roping or racing, slow down, buddy. You’re likely to get hurt. When it comes to form, a rule of thumb I’d like you to follow is GO SLOW. Here’s why: You can’t fake it…with form that is. Your body knows that when you speed up an exercise it’s likely because you haven’t…
Read MoreWOW! Week of 5/26/14: Mom Left Us in Charge!
The WOW, or Workout of the Week, is a short workout that you can do on your own as an add-on to your training. These workouts are designed to be mostly equipment free (so you can do them anywhere) and of medium to high intensity. Modify as needed depending on your fitness level and intensity…
Read MoreTwenty Protestations and Twenty Complaint-Crushing Comebacks
Everyone has the Perfect Excuse for why they’re unable to reach their goals. The good news (or bad news) for you is that not only have I heard just about every excuse, but I’ve also UTTERED just about every excuse (well, not the “sweating” one). So, to help you on those days when you’re feeling…
Read More10 Tips to Help You Rock Those Skinny Jeans
Whether or not you’ve signed on for the Skinny Jeans Challenge, here are 10 tips—some that might surprise you—to help you reach your fitness goals. Surf the web. Do before-and-after pictures motivate you? Do you love to watch people sweat during workout videos? Or do segments from sports competitions ignite a fire in you? If…
Read MoreStop hating on yourself. How to overcome negative thinking about your body and your abilities – now.
This post is a follow-up to last month’s post about loving yourself while still striving for self-improvement. In other words, loving your body but still working to improve it, and being OK with that. But learning to love yourself is, well, hard. If you’ve spent years or decades focusing on your flaws, it can be…
Read MorePerformance Fitness Client Spotlight: Meet The Sterns
Our latest client spotlight features one of our Performance Fitness couples, Joe and Rachel Stern. The Sterns are two of my favorite people (OK, all of our clients are my favorites), probably because they give me coffee whenever I train them, or maybe it’s because we all graduated high school the same year (not telling…
Read MoreWOW (Workout of the Week) week of 3/17/14
INSTRUCTIONS – Do 4 rounds of the following: 10/10 Switch Lunges (substitute jumping lunges or split squats) 30 Bear Crawl Paces 15 Medicine Ball, Dumbbell, or Naked Chops 30 Bear Crawl Paces Post questions, comments and thoughts below.
Read More1/22/14 Snow Day Workout
Warm-up 10 Spiders 10 Pumps Workout – 3 to 5 rounds of the following: 10 Inverted Rows with a bed sheet 10 Decline Push-ups (or other challenging variation for you) :30 Hollow Hold 10 Tricep Dips Post rounds and time to comments.
Read MoreReturn to the Globo Gym
Friday was all about the orange. Saturday was bathed in green…and purple. YouFit Health Clubs, is what CrossFitters call a “globo gym” – it’s basically a derogatory term for a large health club. I’ve never been to a Planet Fitness, but I think YouFit is basically modeled after them – large gym, LOTS of weight…
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